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55 Regular Meeting June 23, 1997 Page 8 stated that other groups and organizations should have an opportunity to make a proposal to the Council on the building if they are interested. Mr. Guerra stated the abundant Life Christian Church should be notified if the Council is considering deeding the building. He stated if this is the direction the Council is going, perhaps the discussion should be opened to all interested parties. Mr. Gilley stated he has concerns regarding the electrical and mechanical conditions of the building and he feels these need to be met before use of the building is allowed. Ms. Hughson stated a condition in the lease could be to meet the city code regulations. Mr. Guerra stated he would be interested in selling the building. Mr. Hart agreed the city should determine whether to sell or keep the building and let the market decide the worth of the building. Nfr. Cox stated there are some local commitments to open the proposal to all the community, and if the conditions of the building did not occur, the lease should be terminated. ivls. Hughson stated she would prefer to sell the building, and asked Mr. Taylor if the city could competitively bid a lease/purchase agreement. Mr. Taylor stated yes it could be done; however, a donation of the facility would not be legal. Nfs. Hughson stated the city has three options: 1) Receive proposals from interested parties. 2) Sit on it. 3) Bid and sell. The Council directed the staff to bid and sell the building and if the building does not sell then to consider the proposals. Mayor Moore introduced a discussion regarding the Economic Development Contract (EDC) with the Greater San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce. Nlr. Guerra stated he met with Ms. Hughson and -Mr. Hart regarding the economic development issues in San Marcos and they submitted a proposal to the Council for review and concurrence. vfr. Hart stated the restructuring contract should be over a 2-3 year period. Ms. Hughson stated 2C. would be a S?ICISD Board of Trustee and 2D. a County Commissioner.' Mr. Guerra stated that was correct. Ms. Hughson stated non-officio members using designees should appoint one person for the entire year and requested itilr. Taylor state that in the contract. ivir. tilihalkanin stated he would like the appointments to be a formal board and not part of the contract. Ms. Hughson stated she would like to see appointments be two year terms. The consensus of the Council is to have no time limitation on City or County appointments, and to leave the appointments to one year terms. Mayor Moore introduced a discussion regarding l lain Street Advisory Board and Nfayor's Blue Ribbon Committee on Tourism Development recommendations. vfs. Hughson stated she thought some of the recommendations were already in the CIP and thought the Council would receive a summary status for each item. Nfr. Gilley stated he did not understand staff was to develop a status of each item. Mr. Cox requested the status of the downtown improvements report and NIr. tilihalkanin agreed he would like to know what was happening on the downtown problems. Mr. Hart asked Nfr. Cox and tifr. ilihalkanin if they had specific recommendations. Mr. Cox stated the Council has a responsibility to the report. tilr. Nfihalkanin stated the citizens are serving on the boards by Council appointment and asked what needed to be done to activate their recommendations. Mr. Hart stated the Council has an obligation to prioritize what citizens want and direct the staff. Valerie Guzman, Chair of Main Street Advisory Board, stated she would like to emphasize the importance of each recommendation and would like a commitment from the Council to look at their issues. ivfr. Hart stated Kelly Franks is the Nfain Street representative for the City and is a direct extension of the City Manager's office. Nfr. Gilley stated obviously there is a need for better communication and he would be going before the Main Street Board to try and answer each question to the best of his ability. ylr. Gilley stated he believed there to be mutual goals and expectations between the City and the Downtown Association. Discussion ensued. John Cooper stated this seems to be a communication issue and the citizens simply would like some sort of format for the city manager to respond to the recommendations. Ms. Hughson stated she felt several issues can occur and progress reports need to get to the citizens. Mr. Gilley stated his concern is the expectation of the staff. He was not aware the Council expected him to respond to each report submitted to Council; however, if that is the direction, he will begin immediately. Nfr. Guerra stated he would like that to occur. Mr. Hernandez stated he did not expect ylr. Gilley to respond to each report. He stated the CEP and the ?Master Plan process addresses some of these needs. He stated many of the issues are money and private sector. tifr. Gilley stated he would report on each issue listed in both reports and the action taken or planning action and give a general status report at the next Council meeting. He stated when the plans will be implemented may take longer.